Recording apparatus



Aug. 9, 1932.

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RECORDING APPARATUS Original Filed March 13, 1924 s Shets-Sheet a 4 M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 9, 1932 s Prent- FFEQ AUGUST N. .E. BOOS; OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECORDING APPARATUS Original application filed March 13, 1924, Serial No. 698,845. Divided and. this application. filed- June 18, 3.929. Serial No. 371,826.

? unitary recording apparatus having recording means for the supervising checker and separate recording means for each of the waiters or salesmen, in accordance with the construction disclosed in my application for patent, Serial No. 698,845, filed March 13,

192%, now Patent No. 1,717,601, dateddune 18, 1929, of which the present application is a division. I

Another object of the invention is the provision in unitary recording apparatus of the kind referred to, of improved means or mechanism for making original and dupllcate entries for permanent record and in accord- I auce with a system which makes. provision for situations in which the customer gives one or more orders subsequent to his initial order. By the arrangement and in accordance with the system, the customers initial order. taken luv the waiter or salesman. is entered by the checker in the waiters individual compartment, while the customers supplementary orders. as takenby the waiter. are entered by the checker in the checlrers compartment.

, Of the entries made in the checkers cmpartmeat, carbon duplicates are automatically produced therein. the original being delivered to the waiter in the form of shoe severed from a continuous roll of paper. The entries in thewaiters compartment and the carbon duplicates in the checkers compartment constitute permanent records, inaccessible to any one except the proprietor or his authorized agent who holds the keys for opening the unltary recording apparatus. 7

V More specifically, the present invention involves. in unitary apparatus of the kind referred to, the provisionot improved means or mechanism for operating the paper rolls and feeding the continuous paper across suitable openings-so that the entries may be successively made thereon, the provision of an alarm device arranged to be'operated automatically upon the operation of the paper feeding means, andthe provision of a con-' struction of means in the manner as hereinafter set forth, for feeding paper from two separate rolls in connection with actuating an endless carbon sheet therewith. so that the detachable duplicate original slip record and permanent carbon copy record thereof may be made at the same time.

Otherohjects and aspects of my invention will appear hereinafter.

The invention resides in the details of construction and in the arrangement or arrangements of parts as hereinafter described and laiined.

The invention will be best understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this application, and in which Figural represents a top plan and section of my unitary recording apparatus, fractionally shown, and illustrating in detail the compartment for the checkers records and one compartment for a salesmans records, the paper rolls in. the salesmans compartment being indicated in broken outline, while, for the sake of clearness, the paper rolls in the checkers compartment are omitted entirely.

Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional View through the compartment for the salesmans' records.

Fig. 3 (represents a similar view looking at the opposite side of that shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views showing parts of the frame supports for the recording means of the salesmans compartment.

Fig. 6 represents a longitudinal sectional ow through the checkers compartment, this View being taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Fig; 7 represents a similar view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. l.

Fig. 8 represents a detailed view of the removable frame part for the checkers compartment; and V 7 Figs. 9 and 10 are detail perspectiveviews of the paper retaining parts of the take-up mechanism. I

The preferred form of construction as ilrate compartment 12 for each of the waiters or salesmen under the supervision of the checker. A casing structure provided with a multiplicity of salesmens compartments is illustrated in the parent application above referred to.

The waiters compartment 12is disclosed herein as comprising frame work 13 including spaced parallel longitudinal frame strips or parts 14 and 15 in which the inner ends of the spindles 16 and 17 are mounted. Secured upon the spindle 16, between the parts 14 and 15, is a finger wheel 18. These parts areso arranged that a portion of the finger wheel always protrudes through an opening 19 in the casing structure so that the finger wheel and hence the spindle 16 may be operated from the outside of the casing structure. Also mounted on the spindle 16 alongside the finger wheel is a ratchet member 20, and arranged to operate on this ratchet member is a spring-pressed pawl 21 which prevents reverse rotation of the finger wheel and hence of the spindle 16. Mounted upon said spindle 16 is a take-up mechanism consisting of a hub-like portion 22 and a spring clip 23 by which the end of a continuous paper strip may be secured to the hub-like portion 22 so that upon the rotation of the finger wheel, a continuous strip of paper 24 may be drawn from the supply roll 25 across the overhead writing-table 26 and wound in a roll upon the take-up mechanism on said spindle 16. The continuous paper strip 24 is trained over suitable guide rollers 27 of which in the present embodiment there is one at each end of the writing-table 26; Above said writingtable the casing is provided with a suitable opening 28 for permitting the entries to be made upon the continuous strip upon the writingtable. The supply roll-25 is mounted upon the spindle '17 from the outer unobstructed end thereof; and the rewoundroll therein for receiving the end portions of the spindles. Said frame part 30 is provided with latterly offset terminal ends 32 adapted to be engaged underneath bracket members 33 fired to the casing; and I further provide retaining disks 34 which are screw-threaded upon the outer ends of the spindles. With this construction whenever it is necessary to roll,.the frame part 30 may be readily removed upon unscrewing the disks 34. According to a feature of this apparatus, the pawl 21 is formed'with a long arm 35 carrying a hammer 36 adapted to impinge upon the bell 37 whenever the fingerwheel is operated, the arm 35 being oscillated in an obvious manner owing to the sliding of the pawl point over the ratchet 20. Thus, each time the finger wheel is actuated in order to draw a portion of the continuous sheet above the writing-table and below the opening 28, the

alarm will be sounded and notice thereby given that an entry is about to be made upon the record sheet.

The recording apparatus in the checkers compartment is disclosed as comprising framework 38 including parallel spaced apart longitudinal frame parts or strips 39 and 40 in which are mounted the inner ends of the spindles 41, 42 and 43. The spindles 41 and 42 are designed to carry, loosely thereon, the respective supply rolls 44 and 45, whilethe spindle 43 is designed to carry, loosely thereon, a take-up mechanism for the continuous strip of paper 46 drawn from the supply roll 45 over the overhead writingtable 47 for the writing'thereon of the entries through the opening 48 in the casing. The continuous strip 49, unwound from the roll 44 is taken over the writing-table 47 at the outer side of the strip 46 and passes through an aperture 50 to the outside of the casing. Arranged between the outer strip 49' and inner strip 46 above the writing-table 47 'is an endless carbon 51 which is held in place-for traveling movement along with said continuous strips over the table by means of suitable guide rollers 51, '52 and 53. The continuous strips 46 and 49 with the carbon strip 51 between them are drawn from the supply rolls by a pair of cooperating feeding rollers 54 and 55. Movement is imparted to the rollers 54 and 55 by the roller gears 54 and 55, the gear 54 being herein represented as receiving its movement from the gear 55 and a driving gear 56 upon the spindle 42, constituting the means for operating the gear 55. Associated with the spindle 42 is a ratchet 57 with which cooperates spring-urged pawl 58 to prevent reverse movement of the driving gear. It will be observed that the feed roll ers 54 and 55 are'placed adjacentone end of the table 47 so'as to feed the outer strip 49,-ca rbon 51 and inner strip 46 thereover below the opening 48 so that the outer strip 49 may constitute the strip for original entries while the inner strip 46 constitutes the strip whereo'n are made the duplicate original carbon entries for permanent record. The outer strip 49, which passes to theoutside of the casing,'is severed by a suitable cutting tool 59 into the separate slips indicative of diiferent transactions.

The inner strip 46, which constitutes the permanent carbon record, is wound into a roll upon the take-up mechanism upon the spindle 43. Said take-up mechanism includes a semi-cylindrical part which is loosely mounted upon the spindle 43 and a spring clamp 61 designed to clamp the end of the continuous strip upon the cylindrical part 60. As herein shown, the spring clamp 61 provided with teeth 62 which are adapted to pierce the paper and enter into suitable apertures 63' in the part 60. Projecting from the part .60 are pin members 64 adapted to be entered in apertures 65 provided for the purpose in a ratchet member 66 loosely surrounding the spindle 43. Acting upon the ratchet member from opposite sides thereof and formed to cooperate with the teeth of the ratchet member are a pair of arms 67 which are secured at 68 to adisk 69 surrounding the spindle. A spring member 70 attached at 71 to the disk 69 is connected with the corresponding ends of the arms 67 so as to maintain them releasably in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet. To a suitable pinion 72, which is fast with the disk 69, movement is imparted through an intermediate pinion 7 3 which is operated by the driving gear 56. By this arrangement, a yieldable transmission connection is provided whereby to compensate for differences in rotating speed, so that the continuous strip 46 will at all times be wound upon the take-up mechanism with the desired degree of tightness and will not be subject to a strain suficient to tear the papertransversely.

The outer end portions of the spindles 41, 42 and 43 are supported by a frame part 7 4 in which suitable transverse apertures 7 5 are provided for receiving the ends of said spindles. This frame part is formed with angular terminals 76 adapted to be engaged under the bracket retaining members 77 whereby to be held in place upon the baseof the casing; and suitable retaining disks 7 8 are screwthreaded upon the outer ends of the spindles. It will be noted that the frame part 74 constitutes a bridge common to the spindles and common to the paper rolls upon thespindles. In addition to serving as an outer support for the spindles, it serves as an outer guard or abutment for the paper rolls. With this construction, the frame part 7 4 may be readily and quickly removed so that the supply rolls may be installed whenever necessary and also so that the rewound roll produced upon the take-up mechanism may be removed as occasion requires.

In the use of my recording apparatus the checker makes his original entries upon the continuous strip :24 in the compartment 12 from the sales slip or check of the waiter or salesman, this strip being a permanent record strip which remains in the compartment to which access may be had only by the proprietor or such party delegated by the. proprietor to open the compartment. At this point it may be stated that in connection with the use of my improved unitary recording apparatus, the waiter or salesman, in the checkbook or upon the sales forms with which he is provided for the purpose, makes an itemized list of the orders given by the customer. These itemized orders are taken by the waiter or l salesman to the checker who makes the necessary entries upon the continuous paper roll of the waiters compartment corresponding with the waiters number, filling in the prices of the items both upon the continuous roll and upon the check book or sales forms. In this way the record made upon the continuous roll of the Waiters individual compartment is made to correspond with the waiters check book or sales forms, which the checker upon completing the permanent record returns to the waiter or salesman. If now, additional or supplementary orders are given by the customer, such additional or supplementary orders are entered by the checker upon the continuous rolls in the checkers compartment where a carbon duplicate is automatically made upon the inner continuous roll 46, the waiter in this case being furnished with the duplicate original of the entries in the form of slips severed from the outer continuous paper roll 49. In this instance, the continuous inner roll 46, as previously noted, constitutes a permanent record to which only the proprietor or his authorized agent has access. The checker, owing to the provision of the cut ting device 59, can readily divide the continuous strip 49 so as to give to each Waiter in slip form the duplicate original of each transaction as recorded by'the checker.

The arrangement shown and described'is very simple in construction, is inexpensive to manufacture and easy to assemble. By its use, permanent records in the checkers handwriting may be made, and for supplementary orders thewaiter is supplied withia duplicate original copy from which he can make out the necessary article descriptions for the departments which are tofill the orders, and in this way the orders can be filled with greater dispatch, since the prices for the supplementary orders having been recorded in advance, it is unnecessary :for the waiter to return to the checker to have the supplementary items re-checked.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity,

I realize that in practice various alterations maybe made therein. I, therefore, reserve the right and privilege of changingthe form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts Without departing from thespirit or scope of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. '7

I claim: i i

1. In a recording apparatusfor the purpose set forth, consisting of framework, parallel spindles mounted at their inner end portions to the framework and including a spindle for supporting a supply roll and a second spindle, take-up mechanism loosely mounted on the second spindle,a driving gear loosely mounted on the'first spindle, feed rollers operated by the driving .gear and adapted to feed paper from the supply roll to the take-up mechanism, and means for operating the take-upmechanism from said driving gear. r

2. In a recording apparatus for the purpose set forth, consisting of framework, parallel spindles mounted at their inner end portions to the framework and including a spindle for supporting a supply paper roll and a second spindle, take-up mechanism loosely mounted on the second spindle, a driving gear loosely mounted on the first spindle, feed rollers operated by the driving gear and adapted to feed paper from the supply roll to the take-up mechanism whereby, to translate the supply roll on the first mentioned spindle to a rewound roll on the take-up mechanism,anddrive'n means operated by said driving gear associated with said take-up mechanism and including a yieldable transmission connection adapted to compensate for difference in peripheral speeds of the paper rolls. a

3. In a recording apparatus for the purpose set forth, consisting of framework, parallel spindles mounted at their inner ends to the framework and including a spindlefor supporting a supply roll and a second spindle foranother supply roll, take-up mechanism loosely mounted on the second spindle whereby to provide a yieldable transmission connection for winding a spent supply roll thereon, a driving gear, feed rollers operated by the driving gear and adapted to feed paper from the supply roll to,the take-up mechanism,means for operating the take-up mechanism from said driving gear, and an endless carbon sheet carried on rollers and movable between the feed rollers and the strips of the supply rolls.

4. In a recording apparatus for the purpose set forth, consisting of framework, two spindles adapted each to support asupply paper roll, a third spindle and take-up mechanism supported thereby for rewinding paper rolls, a table and feed rollers associated therewith formoving thereover the continuous strips from the supply paper rolls, an endless carbon sheet mounted on guiding means to be fed betweenthe continuous strips and between the feed rollers therefor and over said table, and means for operating the spindles adapted each to support a supply paper roll,a third spindle and take-up mechanism supported thereby for rewinding pa-. per rolls, a table and feed rollers associated therewith for moving thereover thecontinuous strips from the supply paper'rolls, an endless carbon sheet mounted on guiding means to be fed between the continuous strips and between the feed rollers so as to be moved with the. continuous strips over the table, driving means connected for operating the feed rollers, means operated by the driving means for operating the take-up mechanism, and means for preventing reverse movement of the driving. means. 3 V i 6. In a recordingapparatus for the .purpose set forth, consisting of framework, two spindles adapted each to support a supply paper roll, a third spindle and take-up mech anism supported thereby for rewinding pa- 7 per rolls, all of said spindles being parallel and supported by the framework at-their' inner end portions, atable and feed rollers associated therewith for. moving thereover the continuous strips fromthe supply rolls, a

an endless carbon sheet mounted on guiding means to be fed between the continuous strips and between the feed rollers so as to. be

moved with the continuous strips, means for 7 anlsm, and a means with the table andv the feed rollers for severing the outer continuous strip into separate slips indicative of each recorded transaction. 7

7. In a recording apparatus, a framework, a plurality of spindles rotatably mounted on the framework, two of said spindles carrying a supply of rolled paper strips adapted to be superimposed above each other, a third spindle and a take-up mechanism carried thereby, said third spindle being adapted for rewinding one of the paper strips unrolled from one of the other of said spindles, feed rollers forv moving the superimposed strips of paper as they are drawn from their spindles, an endless carbon paper carried on rolls on said framework and movable between said superimposed strips and feed rollers, means for actuating the feed rollers and take-up mechanism and the third spindle whereby to rewind the spent lower paper strip, and retaining means on one end-of the first two spindles for the winding or unwinding of the paper rolls thereon.

AUGUST NPE. BOOS; 

